Tuz Oceanic was undocked at sam-strui-po on saturday, and the Portuguese transport Africa at Aberdeen yesterday, The Danish steamer Asia went into dock at Kewloon, and the British Ship Hindostan at Sam-shui-po on Sunday. The steamer Hungarian will come out of Aberdeen Dock this afternoon. !
LAST night, a scaman belonging to the British ship Hindostan, whilst crossing the stage from the shore to the ship, stipped and fell into the dock at sam-shui-po. Fortunately in his descent
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
have had to deplore during the typhoon seasons of the two past years, 1880 and 1881.
VII.-In order to attain these two such im- Service, unity of views, of means, and of direction portant objects of the proposed Meteorological is essential. For this purpose a Central station the organisation and maintenance of the service is to be established with a Director General for on the preceding basis. This Central station, and meteorological observatory at sleawei, near fully recognised as such, will be the magnetic shanghai, founded, and hitherto maintained, by the Jesuits' society; its present Director is to be accepted Director General of the China Coast and As this Observatory is to remain the property. of its founders, notwithstanding the pecuniary sacrifices, fresh expenses, and additional work nomination of its, Director will always rest with entailed upon it by the new organisation, the ths Superiors of the said Society, and as their taking inaugurated by them as well as to the about to be organised may be fully relied upon, more general and more humanitarian enterprise the Director whom they may select for the Sicawei Observatory, should be readily accepted
he has yet to acquire that perfect euse, and dash- We have been favoured with the perusal of ing style which tharks the accomplished artist, a letter from Rome dated 11th December, a day in advance of the dates received from Italy, Wille's playing that we are disposed to place himited the Eternal City, and was received with we were so favorably impressed witli Herr, Von which states that the Chinese Embassy has vis
quite in the front rank of amateur violinists.
much courtesy and consideration by the King of Italy. His Majesty conversed with Li-fan-pas, "Der Winter" was sung by an old acquaint the Minister accredited by the Chinese Gover ance, whose public appearances in the concert-
ment to Rome, and the interview was of an in- room are always Welcome. Mr. W. Reiners Cheng-ki Ting was present at the interview interesting character. The military attache possesses a splendid tenor voice of mellow tone, The Chinese mission to Rome is composed of only too rare nowadays, his upper notes especially Li-fan-pao, the Minister, Dr. C. Kreyer, foreign being exquisitely rich. "Der Winter" is a beau- secretary, and the military attache Chengki
Tang. The Chinese and suite will Seas. he was brought up by one of the shores support-tiful song, and Mr. Reiners rendered it. in such ter at Vienna. ing the vessel, which broke his fall, and pro- first rate style, that we personally regretted he This morning the Bund was enlivened by a
insensible from the bottom of the dock, and remanded encore. Mr. Rennell's playing is
branches stripped of all leaves save a bunch of mained in that condition for some time after his of such universally acknowledged excellence, flags inscribed with gold characters, depending green on the top, and having long red and green removal to the Government Civil Hospital, but that we are only going over old ground in com-
the length of the stems. The procession, we we are informed this morning that he had mending his thoroughly artistic treatment of
just passed their degree of "Sue Tsai" heard this famous sonata played by such cele-trict Magistrate. These newly-made graduates
(graduate) after examinations held by the Dis vourably.
brities as Madame schumann, Arabella Goddard, were visiting their friends in chairs dressed in WE observe antong the passengers by the Rubenstein, and others, and we do not think that their special robes of blue silk with gold en- French mail steamer fraouaddy from saigon, Mr. Kennell's performance would have reflected broidered hems and golden tippets. Besides as Director General of the Central Station and
addressed by post at the end of each month. Printed forms will be supplied for the purpose.
slow progress of sailing vessels and the longer is particularly cooperation of all shipmasters desirable. The comparatively time spent by them near a given peint will add on board. The owners of this class of vessels materially to the value of the observation taken should I consequently be invited together with the be useful to all. rest to participate in an undertaking which will
XIX-In conclusion, let all observers, whose ever they may be, feel assured that their obser- vations and their trouble will yield happy results in the immediate future.Shanghai Courier.
Kiangsi. Moreover, the forwarding of the junks when completed would entail great trouble and
predecessors. The funds for the construction of delay, and Memorialist considers it preferable to adhere to the course followed by his immediate the junks are, by regulation, to come from the sidies Kiangst has been called upon to contribute land tax receipts; but, owing to the heavy sub- to the support of the troops in the N.W., there is at present no money remaining at Memorialist's to borrow the amount from the fekin account and disposal on this account. He therefore proposes repay it when the contributing military subsidies in accessity for
bably lessened his injuries. He was taken up did not respond to a most imperatively de- lengthy procession of boys carrying bamboo subsidy that will be allowed it in view of further ABSTRACT OF PEKING GAZETTES. father's titles. A-k'e-la-i-tu fought on the side of
recovered consciousness and is progressing fa- Beethoven's sonate, C. Dar, op. 53. We have had red, was in honour of some students who entire "devotion: to the costly scientific under.
ས་བབ་བབ་་་་་་་་་་་
November 30th.-(Abstracts of Memorials). is granted two months leave, on the score of Ting An, Military Governor of Heidung Chiang,
health.
the members of M. l'ontet's celebrated I'aris discredit on, either of these great artistes caring the squared toed shoes of the scholar of the whole meteorological service of the China dions Frevailing in the Manchuria provinces
Opera Bouffe Company. From an advertise ment in another column it will be seen that this talented company, which has been performing with great success at saigon, for the past three months, will represent at the City Hall, en Wednesday evening, Lecocq's famous comic opera Le Petic Duc. From the reputation of the company, and the attractive character of the bill of fare, this entertainment should receive extensive patronage. The members of the company will leave for Manita, where they will give a series of representations, by the
first steamer.
TRAINING NOTES.
Fruehlingsfahrt is one of the finest compositions hat and silver spike of the cegnoscents. Last their heads were ornamented with the peculiar schumann ever wrote, and Mr. Hirst sang it with Saturday these students were taken by the Dis- exquisite taste. This gentleman is the happy the city where they were formally entered upon trict Magistrate to the Temple of Confucius in possessor of a powerful, and at the same time carefully trained voice, the purity of his intonation
the books as "officials" of the Temple.
The Confucian Temple at soochow was re- being conspicuous in his cultured vocalisation.cently burnt down; but the origin of the fire is Needless to state, Mr. Hirst, who has but recently
unknown. The high local authorities will report returned from Europe, received a most cordial be noted in the Imperial records and will be this matter to the Throne, and the fact will then reception, and deserved it. The first half of the preserved in the archives of the State. It is said B. flat symphony; performed by Mr. Rennell and
that the keeper of the temple will be banished programme was concluded with a part of Glade's.
and the district magistrate and other officials Dr. Clauth in a style which we are quite certain
will also be punished, though in a less degree than the first named person. The law on the could not be equalled cast of the Suez Canal. It subject provides that whether these personages is indeed seldom we come across such amateur are guilty of negligence or not, they must be pianists and musicians as the two gentlemen just punished for this catastrophe,
The l'antah, came out of the Old Dock yes terday afternoon, about three o'clock, and this
The Hoihow went into dock directly afterwards,
named.
Coast,
the undertaking, its natural development, its VIL-For the better assurance of the future of prosperity, and the consequent extension over a larger area of the benefits expected from it, à request might be made for its official recognition by the Chinese Government, measures might be recommended to it with the view of extending to the very heart of this immense Empire the organisation for meteorological observations which is about to be instituted on its coast, at its ports, and lighthouses, and on board a large number of its vessels. The Central Observatory at sicawei would undertake to publish in
Chinese simple instructions adopted to meet the require ments of the native observers whom the Chinese Authorities, as the Japanese have already done, might call in to assist in the scientific under taking, by which the Government itself will be one of the first to profit.
(3) Liu Chin-tang prays that the son of A-k-e- la-l-tu, formerly Akim Beg (Local Governor) of Yarkand, may be allowed to succeed to his the Imperial tops on the outbreak of the rebel- lion in the N.W., and in 1864 was captured by confined for three years at Kuche, and six years the rebels in a sortie from Yarkand. He was at Kashgar, during the whole of which time he
was executed in prison by order of Yakoob Beg. pressure brought to bear upon him. Finally he remained faithful to his allegiance in spite of the
His family received a Government grant of T 1,100 at the time, and his son being now of age, it is requested that his father's title may descend to him.-Referred to the Yamen concerned.-- N. C. Daily News.
•
ALLEGED LIBEL ON COLONEL HOPE, V.C.
the Military Governor of Kirin and the Board of 1-Memorial from the Censor Liang Chun, adverting to the recent anistanderstanding between Civil Office. (See Gazette of November 24th) Memorialist fully admits that the different con nécessitate the existence there of distinct regula-
have been very limited in number, and it has not tions affecting appointments and transfers. Here. tofore the appointments in Sheng-ching and Kirin been considerci necessary to forward regularly to the proper path. Considerable alterations to these provinces expectant officials belonging have, however, lately taken place in these two provinces; waste land has been reclaimed, new administrative posts and many agencies con- sitting at the Guildhall, before Mr. Justice. Jn the Common Pleas, on Dec. 13 and 14, nected with the levy of tekin and other dues have Stephen and a special jury, the case of Hope v. number of special appointments that fall to the by Licut. Col. William Hope, V.C., of the 1st been established, considerably increasing the Russell was taken. It was an action of libel, share of 'expectants. These appointments are at Surrey Rifles, against Dr. William Howard present filled up up by transfers from other pro- Russell, editor ard pari proprietor of the Army vail so long as such as system is in force. hic- tion with General Ripley, had effected improve vinces, and much irregularity must of course prend Navy Gazette. The plaintiff, in combina morialist proposes for the future to ascertain the ments in the Shrapnel projectile, and produced a number of vacancies in Kirin and sheng-ching new gen. He had also criticised, the conduct of and direct Emited number of chi-jen, chin- General Campbell, of the Ordnance Depart As a lot of the ponit are in physic the turn
IX. To provide for the annual expenditures, and other candidates for office at Peking, ment; and on Aug. 26, 1880, the defendant pub. out this morning was not quite up to the average.
After a short interval during which refresh-afternoon went down the river on a trial toptional work that these new duties will impose
to take their turn in periodical drawings for these lished an article, in the course of which it was and to compensate to some extent for the ad- The race course was thrown open for galloping, ments were provided with lavish profuseness, the and we understand she will be followed by the upon the Director General and the Central Stathe high officials of his
posts. He further begs His Majesty to direct all said--"It is really an outrage to hold General and is still in fust rate order. First Coract made second part opened with another splendid violin Sis Nanzing. The latter steamer, in the mean- tion, it seems right that an annual subsidy of Tla.ing a memorial to the Throne or addressing a autocrat,' who has rejected off-hand a splendid Empire, before submit-Campbell up to opprobrium as a responsible his re-appearance after a couple of day's absence solo. Mendelsohn's Violin Concerto must be well
time is undergoing several alterations. Princi-1,500 to 2,000 should be allowed the sicawei Ob- themselves with the nature of the subject on tem." There were some other comments, and despatch to the Board, to thoroughly acquaint offer of an established and novel ordnance sys- from exercise, and appeared to tret all right. Strath-known to all musical amateurs, and we could not pally in the between decks, where considerable servatory and placed at the disposal of its Direen which they are writing, and the law concerning afterwards it was said, "As Caf. Hope, having peffer galloped slowly for two miles, Detonator help regretting that Herr Von Wille and Mr. Improvements have been made in the native pas- tor, this sum representing the average annual it; and to confine themselves strictly to the point had his say in our columns, applied himself to
senger accommodation, which affords more space also to have ports cut for facilitating the loading for the stowing of cargo. We hear that she is
and discharging of cargo in the fore hold.
The Northern Post gives the following ab 1882.--Chang Tzu Tung premated to be Governor stracts from Peking Gazette - 3rd January, of shansi. Wei Yung Kwang transferred to Chiangsu as Governor." "4th January, 1882.- A decree ordering the Governor of An Hui to be Commander-in-Chief of the troops of Chiang Nan head Li Shi Chung (formerly Li Chou shou) on account of his numerous past delinquencies and arbitrary conduct. Wu Lu Governor of An Hui reported him to the throne for ordering Wu Ting Chien, "Senior Licentiate to be beaten, un the false accusation that he had robbed some one. Li shih Chung was formerly a Nien zu rebel who afterwards went over to the Imperial isis."-Courier.
in the same stable going rather over half the dis.
cover-
Rennell confined their efforts merely to the
Andante. We trust these gentlemen will not consider us hypercritical for looking upon the dismemberment of such a masterpiece as a sort of sacrilege. However the Andante was per formed in grand style, and invoked thunders of applause, Herr Von Wille acknowledging the compliment by playing a short piece-a beauti- ful air-with exquisite taste and feeling. Mr. Hirst scored a great success with Schubert's ser- chade, displaying considerably less nervousness than on his first appearance.
tance. Shot and shell galloped at half speed a mile and a quarter, the big pony having appa- rently much the better of the finish, Dun. robin trotted, and cantered down the straight. Lochiel and Whisper were sent steadily a mile; Glengarry, strathisla, and swift Wings covering the Valley stakes distance at about three quarter speed. Second Cornet, Hualachan, Second Violin, and Airlie trotted, Gang Forward galloping six furlongs and running like a confirmed rogue throughout. Lord of the Isles galloped very steadily a mile and a quarter, pulling up sound. Lightning trotted about a couple of miles, finishing up with a sharp burst down the straight. Three of the East Point griffins did similar exercise, ing the quarter in a shade over 30 seconds, Humbug galloped seven furlongs very stiffly, and in awfully slow time. Jet and sub-Rosa, after a long spell of trotting galloped a quarter of a mile in 31 seconds. Phantom and Spectre cantered slowly about a mile. Nothing else of importance transpired, although Rose and other celebrities were on the course doing healthy exercise.
We must congratulate Dr. 'Clouth not only for his careful conducting; but for the excellent re- CONCERT AT THE GERMAN CLUB,sults he has achieved with the Liedertafel. It is not too much to say that a more efficient body of chorus singers does not exist in the Far East; and the credit for this is mainly due to Dr. Clouth for his untiring efforts in a cause he loves so well. The concert was in every respect an unqualified success, in fact the musical event of the season.
The members of the German Liedertafel gave another of their unequalled musical performances at the Club Germania on Saturday night. Nearly the whole of the foreign community accepted the courteous invitation of the Club Committee, the beautiful concert hall being densely packed with a most appreciative and enthusiastic audience, numbering we should think between four and five hundred. Amongst others we observed His Excellency the Governor and Lady Hennessy, Lieutenant General and Mrs. Donovan, Admiral Duperté, commander-in-chief of the French Fleet in China, the Acting Chief Justice and Mrs. Snowden, a large number of naval, military, go- vernment, and consular officers, and the principal foreign residents. The Comunittee's general ar- rangements were perfect in every respect, their courteous attention to their guests forming a bright example which might with great advantage be closely imitated by other institutions.
CHINA.
expenses of the private Observatory. Further, a fund, once for all, the interest on which might be similar amount might be granted to form a special applied either year by year or after several years' accumulations, to the renewal of instruments, repairs, or improvements in the Observatory the purchase of new apparatus, or modifications,
Buildings.
Otto's great work "Im Walde" was the piece of the evening, and it certainly proved a most interesting performance. The abilities. af the Liedertafel had full opportunities of being display ed, and we must own that they-one and all~ METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR ver, and at the end of the year, such results as acquitted themselves wonderfully well. The fol- lowing solos and chorusses were gone through in grand form, Mr. Reiners and Mr. Steil taking the principal parts -Morning prayer to the forest; by the few. The Dechevrens on a Meteorological
The following is a translation of a memorandumber of Solitude; Morning prayer; song of the Wood-Service for the China Coast, read before the cutters; Serenade; the Drinking song; and Even- Meteorological Committee of the Chamber of ing prayer.
Commerce on 13th January, 1882.
1.-A daily meteorological service is to be established on the Chinh Coast in the interests of Navigation and Commerce.
SHANGHAI
1
Concordia has been converted into a theatre The handsome Concert Room of the Club The stage is so feet deep; the procenium is 21 fect 3in. wide, and 13 feet high, and is inade to fit the old drop scene. A new wing has been leads into two rooms, one under the other, which built at the left of the stage; a door off the stage form the dressing room and wardrobe room. A door opens en a passage at the back of the stage, so that the actors can go out without going through tually decorated. Underneath the stage, over a the audience part. The theatre will be even portion of the bowling ally, is a lumber room ap proached by a staircase from the stage. The performance on Thursday night will of course take place in the theatre. Two ladies will take parts in the play.
daily observations: (a) Observations (at least The service will comprise two kinds of two per diem) taken at certain points on the coast and in the interior and transmitted daily by (8) Alore numerous observations taken at all the telegraph to shangliai and the Central station. Treaty Ports, at all the Lighthouses on the coast, on board all vessels belonging to shanghai firms, and, lastly, at all the stations in the interior of the Chinese Empire, where private valuntary ob-
servers can be met with,
11-The co-operation of the Chinese and
vessels belonging to the Hongkong, Nagasaki, shorter time in these waters, the co-operation of Foreign men-of-war stationed for a longer or
and Manila merchants, and the co-operation of prospective Hongkong observatory will be the Manila observatory (by telegraph) and of the officially solicited.
the one part and an unbecoming acrimony on the in question, and not be betrayed into a war of words, resulting in unwarranted statements on other. The Board has been directed to report
on this memorial.
factory at Nanking reports that he has despatched (2) The superintendent of the Imperial Manu- the following order to Peking..
To the Board of Revenue :-
Different coloured satins.410 pieces. To the Imperial Household Dif
ferent coloured satins.....330 Silks.....
.940 To the Imperial Household Large
kerchiefs
"
JJ.
To the Imperial Household Cloth.3,000 To the Imperial Household Winter
hat tassels...¶¶¶¶ 65 calties. To the Imperial Household Summer
hat tassels
To the Imperial Household Tung-
tsao.....++
5
量
X-The cast of publication, which will vary extremely from year to year according to the indefinite extension to which the meteorological quantity of materials for study collected, and the service is susceptible, will form a separate item of expenditure. These publications will com- prise the daily observations forwarded by tele graph, the observations handed in, in the form of monthly bulletins by all the secondary stations, including those whose observations are tele- geaphed, the circulars forwarded from the Cen- tral Observatory, the registers of observations that it will be desirable to furnish to each obser-
may be deduced from a study of these observa- tions. All this together will amount to a sum of
December 1st (1) Chou Heng-ch'i reports Tls. 300 to 400, allowing for only a moderate num-
that he took over the seals of office as Director Xl. Then
General of the Grain Transport on November meteorological service in order to and. He had proceeded direct from Chi-nan Fu be seriously organised and to yield the results to Ching-chiang, being scanewhat delayed on that may fairly be expected of it, will require from the way by the bad state of the roads, and a cold time to time an inspection by the Director that he caught through exposure to the rain. General or his deputy. Every facility must (2) The Literary Chancellor of Eukien reports therefore be accorded to him within the sphere the conclusion, throughout the prefecture of Fu- of his farctions by the Administration of the ning, of the preliminary examinations of intend Chinese Customs, in order that he may performing competitors for the degree of chi-jen next observations will be published; hence, all the amination of sin-is'ni graduates throughout the what he regards as his duty. None but reliable year; and also the conclusion of the yearly ex- instruments must from time to time be compared province. Owing to the salutary practice of con- and inspected.
ducting a part of the examinations vivt voce no practices occurred. Memorialist noticed whilst cases of personation of candidates or other mal on his tour, that the crops in the neighbourhood of Lien-chiang Hsien, Lo-yuan Hsien, Ning-te Hsien and Fu-an Hsien had been visited by timely rains, and gave promise of an abundant harvest.-Rescript; Noted.
Customs should be asked to be good enough to XII. The Administration of the Chinese provide that the frequent changes of the staff at the Ports and Lighthouses shall not interfere with the regularity and accuracy of the observa- tions.
XIII-As regards the observations to be taken, the following might be adopted-
(3) Tu Tsung-ying reports that on hearing
of the Wind, Clouds, Quantity of Rain falling to catch a far-off glimpse of which he is now Thermometers, wet and dry; Direction and Force leave, he immediately stared for his native place (a) At the Ports and Lighthouses: Barometer, that he had been graciously granted a month's
each day, state of the sky and the sea, and, at pressing forward with the eagerness of a child the Ports, the Hours and Height of the Tides. running to its mother. For the delight he ex- (b) On board the vessels: The same obser-periences in being permitted, after an absence of vations, omitting that of the Rain, in regard to twenty years, to revisit once more his ancestral which it will suffice to note its time and appro- cemetery, he has only to thank the great c to observe the existence, direction and velocity Majesty. ximate durations but an attempt should be made sideration and sympathy shown to him by His of marine currents, the temperature and specific fastly, the direction and strength of the swell. gravity of the water on the surface of the sea, and,
above, must be as far as possible the same at the XIV-The hours of observation, as stated
ships. At the Ports and Lighthouses there should Forts and Lighthousese, and the sarue on all the never be less than four daily observations, with liberty to take more, and these should always be distributed with the greatest regularity, fe, at and 4 and to p.m. On board the ships several intervals of equel length, say at 4 and to am
hours would be by no means excessive. Never- Captains state that an observation every two theless excellent results may be attained with six observations every twenty-four hours, all equally distant from each other, commencing at mid- night. These will thus take place at midnight. 4 and 8 am, noon, 4 and 2 arrings for shanghai, it need only be said that they should be given by
XV-As regards storm warnings means of signals easily seen and understood by all. With reference, to the particular system to
vernor of Shun-tien. At the time of the great December 2nd.(1) Memorial from the Go
famine, an agency was set on foot by Li Hung- that flocked to that place, and a similar institu- chang at Tientsin for the relief of the refugees
called as at Tientsin, the Kuang Jen Tang. A tion was shortly afterwards established at Feking lease of certain houses in Peking was obtained, and, in addition to dispensing outdoor relief, the agency provided a home for destitute women and cold and want. The institution has now been in children who would otherwise have perished from existence several years, and no small amount of work has been accomplished by it. The dircetors this year found themselves, by the liberality of Li Hung-chang, in a position to pur- chase eighty-four chien of rooms in the Lan- mich Hu-tung, which have now become the sent within its walls more than 100 destitute head-quarters of the Agency. There are at pre- children, ranging from five to fifteen years old, for whom a permanent home and instruction by competent teachers are provided. The are ex-
air his grievances in other quarters, just as he the publication of an offensive letter where he knew it would be welcome, he may henceforth has sent his artillery pigs to another market."
bounds of fair comment. Mr. Aston Q.C and The main questions raised was whether what had been published by the defendant exceeded the Mr. Mark Napier appeared for the plaintiff, and the Attorney-General, Mr. Petheram, Q.C., and Mr. Earle for the defendant. The examination of Col. Hope having been concluded, Dr. Russell was called and stated that he himself wrote the article in question. When he did this he did not know Col. Hope in any way, and had no ill-feeling against him. He wrote it simply as a comment upon a public question in which he took an in terest. He was also examined as to various ex- pressions used in the article, some of which, he explained, did not apply to the plaintiff at all. It was stated that, on Sept. 28, the defendant was required to insert an apology for the "statements reflecting on the honour of Col. Hope, and im said, that on Oct. a he inserted a paragraph in puting to him unworthy motives." The witness reference to a letter which the plaintiff had pub lished, and in which it was stated that no attack had been made upon the plaintiff. The jury, although they expressed an opinion that one pas sage in the article written was not fair comment, were unable to agree on the question of damages, and were discharged after being locked up for some hours-Overland Mail.
10,000 and destroyed about three parts of the A fire has caused damage to the extent of iron and brass bedstead manufactory of Mr.
About 60 hands have been thrown idle. Andrew sharp, in Campbellfield street, Glasgow. The building was about half an acre in extent.
ap-
pointed under the Land Act. It is also stated
Three more Sub-Commissioners have been thot the Crown prosecutors have received instruc- tions to prepare the strongest cases of agrarian outrage for prosecution. In the event of the juries refusing to find verdicts, appeal will be cases without the intervention of the jury. made to Parliament for powers to dispose of such
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P. and O. steamer Cathay, with the next English mail, left singapore on saturday morning at eight o'clock, and will arrive here on the night of the 3rd or morning of the 4th February.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The P. M. steamship City of Tokio, with the 7th January, and is due here on or about the 7th next American mail, feft san Francisco on the February.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The direct steamers, with the next Indian mall, left Calcutta on the 21st January, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 8th February.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
IV.The daily observations telegraphed to Director General to take a comprehensive view the Central Observatory will at once enable the of the actual atmospheric conditions over the the modifications they will probably undergo whole of these scas, and consequently to foresee during the next 24 hours. On this estinate of probabilities, the accuracy of which will depend The stage was artistically decorated with ferns and overgreens, which formed an attractive
on the number of stations forwarding daily on the intrinsic value of each observation, and background, and the large sized statue of the
telegrams, will be based the warnings to be given venerable Emperor of Germany in the centre side the Associated Wharves this morning; the
There was only one steamer working along at shanghai, principally on the approach of a had a peculiarly striking effect. A varied pro- Lido, a coal steamer. This hardly beats but the change of weather or of a typhoon. As far as gramme of high class music had been carefully assertions of the Brahman, prompted no doubt be made simultaneously at each of the points possible the above telegraphed observatious will drawn out, and it was performed by the mem- Bubble, that new wharf accommodation on the The hours to be selected will be fixed upon later, by the author of the Bonded Warnouses Bursted connected by wire with the Central Observatory. hers of the Liedertafel in a manner peculiarly Pootung side is a pressing necessity for Shanghai. after a mutual understanding. their own.
The opening number Kreutzer's The Customs are naturally disinclined to esta "shepherds Sunday Song" introduced the Lieder blish a staff a few miles from shanghai on the
V-The observations taken regularly at all other points, on the Coast and on board vessels tafel-a glee society consisting of some 25 Yard They have not interposed any obstacles
Pootung side of the river down by the Naval must be made on a uniform system; they can be gentlemen, the pick of our local Germania's to the landing and storing of cargo on the Pootung musical talent--and it is not too much to say side of the river opposite Shanghai, but the that their performance surpassed anything of the wharves there have been almost entirely aban kind ever heard in this colony. Better pan Co, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., the China tral Observatory. After necessary correction and he adopted, the opinions of local shipmasters amined monthly as to their proficiency in their the 14th January, and is due here on or about the
doned owing to want of water. The P. & O. s. N. singing we could not wish to hear, and as the piece is a very pleasing one the fine voices of practically abandoned Pootung as unsuitable the well trained choir were heard to excellent The Customs apparently place noobstacle to the advantage. If we wished to be hypercritical we storage of dangerous substances, such as kero- might say that a little too much lung power was they naturally hesitate to spread their staff over sene oil at a distance from the settlements, but more frequently noticeable than was at all neces
an unnecessary extent of territory. sary; but that was only a minor fault, which was quite lost in the intrinsic merits of the
plete on land. These observations properly and more frequent at sea, but they will be nore.com. clearly recorded on sheets prepared for the pur- post will be addressed in the form of a monthly meteorogical Bulletin to the Director of the Cen
separately, will lead to a more intimate acquaint results of a comparative study of them, published
ance with the general meteorology of these parts; they will insensibly familiarise have different with the special atmospheric conditions parts of the seas they are continually travening,
2 Chau Kia-mei, has been appointed Minister of and will accustom them to foresee for themselves the Tsung-ic Yarnên,, according to an Imperial on occasion those changes of weather, à lenow Decree dated 19th December. Chau was formerly
and to the safety of their voyages.
cessitate some special measures in order to render the distance of the Chinese anchorage may ne
the warmings more generally useful. satisfactory results by means of meteorological XVI-Although one can only hope to attain
tions a state of affairs that will not prevail until observations taken under the best possible condi- each vessel possesses a set of instruments of
are taught the rudiments of various handicrafts physique, and show no aptitude for, book work,
that they may be enabled hereafter to earn a lishment and subsidised by it, is an agency for living for themselves. Connected with the estab
chastity, and of their children and such of their the support of widows who have vowed a life of husband's relations as may be dependent upon
performance as a whole.De Benot's Air Governor of the Imperial Prefecture of shun-tienge of which is important alike to the rapidity known accuracy, it will nevertheless, be desirable them. The number of this class of individuals
Varié Op. 15 is one of the beat' works of this
which, our readers although situated.
The P. & O. steamer Sumatra, from Bom bay, left singapore at noon on the 25th January, and may be expected to arrive here on the int February.
left singapore for this port on the 26th January The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer' Diomed and may be expected here on or about the 3rd February
The E. and A. steamer Bowen left sydney on'
Amusements.
THEATRE
ROYA
CITY HALL, HONGKONG,
'HE PARIS OPERA BOUFFE
COMPANY HAVE THE HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY
.
WEDNESDAY
WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE ON
EVENING,
FEBRUARY IST, 1882,
AT THE ABOVE THEATRE, OF MEILLAC and HALEVY'S COMIC OPERA "LE PETIT DU C;" MUSIC BY LECOco DIRECTEUR, M. PONTET.
highly productive composer, and invariably nearly in the centre of the now,ance ou citu, ted VL.- As soon as the weather becomes threaten tons especially on board ship, even way, ready is derived from two sources, voluntary subscrip to inaugurate immediately the service of observaat present maintained by the society is more with the hundred. The income of the society finds favor with all sorts of audiences. It requires Joys independence of the Viceroy of Chihli, owing anticipated,observations, particularly those which have in use. By this means they will become tions, and an annual grant from the Goveror however a violinist of great ability to do it any Governor of shun-tien from August to July, 1879, and force and of the barometer, must be taken at
to the Capital Peking, being in
in it.Chau was
have icference to variations of wind in direction, familiar with these regular observations and will General of Chibli ; but its funds are now insufli- thing like justice, and we are pleased to say that and at the same time Minister of the Tsung-le all the stations and on all the vessels threatened hours with the required accuracy, so that when Memorialist observes that his Majesty insuca become accustomed to take them at stated cient to meet the heavy calls upon its resources. the gentleman who undertook to perform this Yamen, of which he was formerly Chief scere at inuich closer intervals, for instance, every will and June, they will all be prepared to co-operate which are opened during the winter months; the difficult composition on Saturday night, played tary. Owing to the death of his mother he re-
every hour the Typhoon season of 1882 sets in between May donations of grain to many charitable institutions or even every half-hour. The report, exceedingly well, and richly merited the applause vince, Kiangsu, and the only Minister in the tired in mourning. Chau is a native of this pro-
be drawn
up immediately after the storm, whilst actively and effectively with the new instruments Kuang Jen Tang, however, is open from year's which greeted his efforts. Herr Von Wille
Yamen, who has had a Tsung-le Yam handles his instrument like an artist; his bowing Yameo, unlike the other Ministers who are taken worthy of notice, must be forwarded by post with
the impression is fresh on the mind, and in which in a thorough study of these atraospheric disturb end to year's end, and the results achieved by it Career in that no detall is to be regarded as insignificant or un- ances peculiar to the China Seas..
are, it may be surmised, proportionately greater. XVII-The Director of the Central Observa. He therefore prasy that his Majesty will graciously is almost faultless, his fingering most accurate, from one of the Boards or from the Grand secre and he draws from his violin (the one he played
tariat-Mercury.
out delay to the Director General. These tory would consequently recommend the Meico-consent to bestow an annual donation of goo piculs various reports will enable him to make a study rological Committee of the shanghai General of grainupon the institution in question, "sanction. the other evening was a splendid instrument) with the Customs Club will take place during the blication of these documents or of only a part chants and Navigation Companies so that Cap
We hear that a fancy dress ball in connection in detail of the phenomenon; the separate pu- Chamber of Commerce to arrange with Mer-ed by decree earlier issued. * rich, full tone remarkable for its purity. That ensuing Chinese New Year's holidays thereof with the general and special results are tains of both steamers and sailing vessels may be permitted to forward to Tientsin in silver the (2) The Govenor of Kiangsi bega that he may this young aspirant to fame has yet much to Mr. Adolf André has been appointed Consul rived at from their comparison will prove of no be asked to commence on the 1st February next cost of constructing certain junks, and may be leam before he can be accounted a master of the This gentlemen proceeds to Hongkong by this the laws of storms or atmospheric disturbances. on board their ships, placing themselves in com- vince. He observes that this course has been Doors open at Half-past Eight, commence at General at Hongkong for Austria-Hungary small service in familiarising shipmasters with the regular service of meteorological observations excused the task of building them in his own pro- difficultinstrument which Paganini immortalised, mail, and after a sojourn there, he will go on to may be taken for granted, but even allowing that Europe.
Ignorance or neglect of these laws has been the munication with the Central Observatory at adopted for many years, and the result is that
Nine o'clock. sole cause of several of the marine disasters wa Bicawei, to which these observations are to be there are now no competent shipwrights in
Dress Circle
- Pit-.............potomnos.de $1- Tickets to be had at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.'s
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Hongkong, 30th January, 1882.
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